I've never subscribed to Sky. I didn't know that Sky could increase your monthly charge whilst you're in a contract... how can that be right? You sign up for, say, an eighteen-month contract and Sky can just charge more than what was agreed?

jawafour wrote:I've never subscribed to Sky. I didn't know that Sky could increase your monthly charge whilst you're in a contract... how can that be right? You sign up for, say, an eighteen-month contract and Sky can just charge more than what was agreed?

KK wrote:

Albear wrote:people saying they are tied in to a contract. Surely if sky raise their fees you are allowed to cancel!?

Otherwise Sky coul just raise your bill by ££££ and there would be nothing you could do.

In the small print which nobody reads they're allowed to up it by a maximum of 10%.

jawafour wrote:I've never subscribed to Sky. I didn't know that Sky could increase your monthly charge whilst you're in a contract... how can that be right? You sign up for, say, an eighteen-month contract and Sky can just charge more than what was agreed?

It is the same with mobile phone contracts, they are able to increase them every year in line with RPI. Although if they specify in the contract they are free to do it then they can do it more often and to a greater degree.

Errkal wrote:Pretty sure it is the same with basically any service provider, unless you are one "fixed" price deal.

I've been on a pay-as-you-go mobile phone for the past few years so I wasn't aware if this was now standard. I don't think it's common... I'm with BT for my phone and broadband and they don't have a contract like that.

Mirror wrote:Sky customers will have to pay up to £30 more a year for their TV after price rises kick in on 1 June 2016.

Customers will receive messages today telling them they face price hikes of up to 12.5% on the Original bundle. It means they could be paying up to £270 a year on TV.

New customers will still only pay £20 a month.

Sky is also planning to up charges by 6.6% on the family favourite, Variety.

Meanwhile, customers with Sky Q Silver will now face bills of up to £672 a year.

Uswitch TV specialist Ewan Taylor-Gibson said: "A year on, and this fresh wave of price rises kicking in from June will take what is already a substantial monthly TV spend to even dizzier heights.

"The worst thing is that anyone not happy with upping their direct debits can’t do anything about it if they’re mid contract - unlike broadband and landline services where you can leave penalty free if there is an increase to your monthly price."

A Sky spokeswoman said: "We are always investing to keep Sky the best value entertainment choice for customers.

"This year we’ll bring customers even more unmissable original British drama, as well as the best US shows from HBO and Showtime."

On average, bills will rise by less than £3 a month, she added.

Sky Q Silver - Going up by £2 to £56 per monthSky Q - Going up by £2 to £44Sky Sports - Going up by £2 to £27.50Sky Movies - Going up by £1 to £18Original - Going up by £1-£2.50 (depending on current price paid) to £22.50 a month; £20 for new customers.Family - Going up by £2 to £38Variety - Going up by £2 to £32

Original customers therefore will be able to dump it as it's going up a staggering 12.5%. Those who just purchased SkyQ - sneaky gooseberry fools!

What is the "original bundle"? When I started with Sky back in 199X, I'm sure it was less than £20 per month. The only "upgrade" I have on my package is HD. Today I pay about £43 per month. I'd love to be paying "up to £270 per year".

There's a major caveat with the current Original Bundle as unlike NowTV you can't watch any of that in HD. Sky Sports and Sky Movies HD is also blocked. While you do have access to Catch Up On-Demand, access to the (more limited) array of Box Sets available on NowTV is also gone.

I could maybe understand it if you were able to see your team play every week, but some clubs are barely shown during a season, so you're probably better off with a SS Day Pass at £7 a few times a year.

They say their customer base has actually increased since all these price increases. What they're not clear about though is that now includes NowTV customers...but it isn't broken down any further than that. Nor do we know how many people are watching through a discount or discounted/free NowTV passes.